The 30 Coolest Entrepreneurs Under 30
Inc.'s most promising young entrepreneurs, class of 2012, includes the founders of Pinterest, Spotify, and 28 other awesome, visionary outfits. You gotta meet them. Read more
2Tor Jeremy Johnson
AppStack Steve Espinosa
Back to the Roots Nikhil Arora, Alejandro Velez
BaubleBar Amy Jain, Daniella Yacobovsky
Big Easy Blends Craig Cordes, Antonio LaMartina
Blank Label Fan Bi, Danny Wong
Ciplex Ilya Pozin
Codecademy Zach Sims, Ryan Bubinski
Contently Joe Coleman, Shane Snow, Dave Goldberg
Dwolla Ben Milne
Fabulous Coach Lines Ray Land
General Assembly Adam Pritzker, Matthew Brimer, and Brad Hargreaves
Geoloqi Amber Case, Aaron Parecki
GiveForward Desiree Vargas Wrigley
Heyzap Jude Gomila, Immad Akhund
Lookout Mobile Security John Hering, Kevin Mahaffey,James Burgess
Massive Health Aza Raskin
Mixbook Andrew Laffoon, Aryk Grosz
PharmaSecure Nathan Sigworth
Pinterest Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp
Rebellion Photonics Allison Lami Sawyer
School House Rachel Weeks
Simple Energy Yoav Lurie, Justin Segall
Spotify Daniel Ek
Synthetic Lucas Allen Buick, Ryan Dorshorst
Uassist.ME Alfredo Atanacio, Rodolfo Schildknecht
University Parent Media Sarah Schupp
The Unreasonable Institute Daniel Epstein, Tyler Hartung, Teju Ravilochan
Zivelo Ziver Berg
30 Under 30
Meet Inc.'s 30 Under 30, Class of 2012
They're solving problems like education and health care, creating jobs, and manufacturing right here in the U.S. And yes, a few of them also happen to be making some pretty cool apps for your phone. View slideshow
9 Cool Products from Brilliant Minds Under 30
A camera that detects gas leaks, gourmet mushrooms grown in recycled coffee grounds, frozen cocktails to go, private labeled bling at shocking discounts, and more cool products from our 30 Under 30 honorees. View slideshow
8 Best Apps From Inc.'s Coolest Young Entrepreneurs
Build a mobile website, find your lost phone, pay your friend that $10 you owe him. You can do all that and more with apps created by our 30 Under 30 honorees. View slideshow
Methodology & Meet the Judges
This year, Inc. enlisted an outside panel of 11 judges to help identify the 30 Under 30, the best and brightest entrepreneurs in 2012. Read more
30 Under 30 Alumni: Where Are They Now?
You've heard of many of these past honorees. See who's cashing out, pivoting, selling big, and gunning for growth. Read more
Recent 30 Under 30 Articles
Today's the Last Day to Apply!
Are you a superstar entrepreneur younger than 30? Apply to the 2013 30 Under 30 today. Read more
Keeping Your Mobile Phone Safe From Hackers
Lookout Mobile Security got its big break by identifying hackable celebrity phones at the Academy Awards. Read more
A Lot More Sparkle Than Morgan Stanley
Groomed for high-powered careers on Wall Street, Amy Jain and Daniella Yacobovsky chose instead to shake up the market for designer jewelry. Read more
2 Guys Who Want to Teach the World to Code
Pair a whiz-kid programmer with a guy who can't learn to code, and what do you get? One of the biggest start-up stories of the year. Read more
The Profitable Photo App That Didn't Sell for $1 Billion. Yet.
It's not Instagram, but never mind. In Hipstamatic, Lucas Buick and Ryan Dorshorst created an elegant photo app that actually makes a profit. Read more
Fashionable, Fresh ... & Made in USA
School House made its fashion-forward college gear in Sri Lanka, until founder Rachel Weeks brought manufacturing home and gained a new competitive advantage. Read more
Making Photo Books With a Social Spin
Andrew Laffoon and Aryk Grosz's Mixbook lets customers collaborate on projects, pulling pictures from their accounts on Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, and Word... Read more
The Right Man for the Job (Sometimes)
He can deliver a slick website--but he can't code. And he can motivate his team--but doesn't like to manage. Here's how Ilya Pozin built a $5.5 million busin... Read more
Friends Help Friends Pay Big Medical Bills
Desiree Vargas Wrigley launched a platform to let individuals crowdsource funding for medical emergencies. To date, GiveForward has helped users raise some $... Read more
Her Killer Idea? She Found It in a Science Lab
Allison Lami Sawyer teamed up with a physicist to bring a fluorescent imaging camera to market. Good move: The Air Force and BP both want it. Read more
At 28, Winning the War Against Counterfeit Drugs
Fresh out of Dartmouth, Nathan Sigworth talked global pharma companies into believing he had a better way to fight fake drugs in India. Read more
Helping Writers Find Gigs, for Real Money
Contently, founded by Joe Coleman, Shane Snow and Dave Goldberg, matches qualified journalists with media outlets and brands that need their services Read more
Meet Mister Kiosk. Age 29.
Zivelo, the world's second largest kiosk manufacturer, has doubled sales every year and boasts clients ranging from Mercedes-Benz to the White House Read more
The Shoes Oprah Would Wear to Work (If She Had to Walk)
Created by two brothers under 30, fashionable, foldable Tieks have a loyal following among working women--including Oprah herself. Read more
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2011 Read about Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger of Instagram, Matt Mickiewicz of 99designs, and Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp of Birchbox. Plus the start-up stories of Quora, Onswipe, Dropbox, Foodspotting, and Gemvara.
2010 Meet Alexa von Tobel of Learnvest, Naveen Selvadurai of Foursquare, Jack Abraham of Mint.com, plus the founders of Rent the Runway, Airbnb, Crowdflower, Posterous, LivingSocial, and Urban Escapes (now part of Living Social).
2009 Pete Cashmore of Mashable, Elliott Bisnow of Summit Series, Danielle and Jodie Snyder of Dannijo, Jamail Larkins of Larkins Enterprises were included on our 2009 list, as were the teams behind ModCloth, Thrillist, IdeaPaint, Foodzie, and Justin.TV.
